bidding has definitions from the fields of bridge,writing
1
[ noun ] an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

Synonyms

command bid dictation

Used in print

(Dolores Hitchens, Footsteps in the Night....)

Even as the conviction of truth roared through him , shattering his last hope of safety , he was reaching to release the hand_brake , to head up the road for home , doing her bidding .

2
[ noun ] (writing) a request to be present

Synonyms

summons

Examples

"they came at his bidding"

Related terms

invitation invite

3
[ noun ] (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make

Synonyms

bid

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